Mumbai: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as one of the fastest-growing union territories. An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that the speaking at the ‘Badalta Jammu Kashmir’ conference in Mumbai, the LG shared J&K’s remarkably robust and resilient growth story. Speaking on the transformational journey of […]
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The aircraft carrier Liaoning of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, featuring a record number of Type 055 10,000 ton-class large destroyers as its escorts, reportedly sailed across the Miyako Strait and entered the West Pacific for routine exercises on Friday, the same day that Japan broke away from its defense-only postwar principle and […]
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Michael E. Kurilla has said that Pakistan’s counter-terror operations remain critical to maintaining stability and security in the region. The CENTCOM chief, who has concluded his two-day visit to Pakistan from December 14-16, said that he was looking forward to continuing efforts with Pakistan’s new army chief General […]
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There were protests in southeastern Iran on Friday, according to images shared by human rights groups. People took to the streets in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Balochistan province, as sweeping anti-government demonstrations in the country enter their fourth month. Sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in September, unrest in Iran has morphed into one […]
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France’s foreign minister Catherine Colonna said Paris has restored normal consular relations with Morocco following a year-long dispute linked to France’s decision to slash the number of visas for Moroccans visiting France. The announcement on Friday comes two days after France and Morocco played each other in the football World Cup semifinals in Qatar. France […]
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The Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed a petition filed by Bilkis Bano seeking to review the May 2022 judgement which held that Gujarat had the appropriate jurisdiction to decide on the premature release of 11 men convicted of gangraping her and murdering her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots, Bar and Bench reported. The […]
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WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Friday launched its long-planned “China House” unit, an internal reorganisation to help expand and sharpen its policymaking toward its top geopolitical rival. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in May announced the creation of China House, calling it a department-wide, integrated team that would coordinate and implement US policy across […]
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Russia has enough missiles to carry out yet more heavy strikes against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, following a wave of Russian attacks. Engineers are continuing work to restore electricity after Friday’s massive strikes using 76 missiles. The attacks have targeted civilian infrastructure, as temperatures drop below zero in many regions. Russia’s President Vladimir […]
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MUZZAFFARABAD: Demonstrations were organized in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (POK) Bagh and Hajira on Friday to mark the Bangladesh War of Independence, which led to East Pakistan becoming a new nation-state. The protesters compared the situation of then East Pakistan with the present situation of the POK under the Punjabi Pakistani regime. Slogans were raised against Islamabad […]
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SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk said Saturday he would reinstate the Twitter accounts of several journalists who were suspended after he accused them of endangering his family. Musk had drawn anger and warnings from the EU and UN after suspending the accounts of more than half a dozen prominent journalists from the New York Times, CNN […]
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